The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-01-28
MISS SCAMPER.

NONE ~ tnt happduuah DuPu"
Springs knew who Miss Scamper was
and few cared to know. She came with
nm old gentleman who registered the
pair as IS. Scamper and grand-daught-
.er. New York City" They were doubt
less poor folk on holiday. They had
uo servants with them. The old man
wore a suit OF rather rusty black, and
mis- trunk, an antique leathern conven-
aency. bore the letters rs. S." in brass
beaded nails The young woman's
arunk. she had but one, --was large
enough and of modern make, but it
was apparently not very well filled,
since she had shown but three dresses
all the three weeks she had remained.
One of these, of rich matreial, she wore
evenings; the other two of some wash
able material were worn alternately
en- day time. She had no jewelry be-
yond a plain gold brooch. One of the
eligible young men there said that "the
Scampcr has one Sunday go-to-meetin'
and Two work day suits, for which his
neighbor should have kicked him, but
didn't
The eligible young man was looking
for an eligible mate in the person of
Miss Bolsoyer. the great heircss. whom
the society paper had said was coming
TO the Rappaquah; though; as she had
not come. the Browns young man of
the society paper labored under delu-
sion. The matchmaking dowagers
did not fear this modest, pretty, and
Mell-cultured young woman, for the
gildcd youth, who were also lying in
wait for Miss Bosoyer, much more
gilded did not dangle in her train. Her
business was TO look after her poor old
grandfather, who was not in good
health, and with whom the waters SEEM
ed to agree. Didymus Dodd, who had
scrapcd an acquaintance with old
Scamper, rs the fellows rreverently
called him. seemed to be her admirer;
but DidYmus was nobody. He was well
made, tall. handsome. and of good adj
dress; but he was only an upper clerk
in Philadelphia insurance company.
To be sure he would be superintendent
after January, vice Higgins. retired
and superaunuated, and would then
draw a salary of five thousand year.
But no one knew that, and the possible
and had they known five thousand n
year was no great matter. So the field
was left to Miss Scamper aud welcome.
Didymus only began paying atten-
ton TO Miss Scamper out of curiosity,
and because no one else did; but the
more he saw OF her the more he liked
her, and it ended in his being badly hit.
As he and she were the only impecu-
nious people at the old and old-fash-
ioned resort-the other visitors count
ing their dollars well up in the
hundred thousands-the matter at
tracted attention, and by the way of
getting both ont of the way of marriag-
able sons and daughters. scheming
mothers lent the affair all the quiet en-
couragement possible. And this pass
ed into a more active nature from two
little incidents that occurred about ten
days before the end of the two months
vacation of Didymus.
There was Mrs. De Nyse Of the
Springs, who was known us an anna
teur vocalist of merit. and whose voice,
though little reedy in the upper notes,
had been trained so well as to make
her worth hearing. One evening, when
few were in the parlor. her friends be-
sought her to favor them. and so ON,
and she expressed her readiness. but
there happened to be no accompanist
Miss Scainper who was chatting near
by with Didymus, looked up, and quiet
Iy said, Perhaps can serve you that
way. Mrs. De Nyse."
''Can you play at sight. Miss Scamp
err" inquired Mrs De Nyse.
Miss Scsmper nodded assent and
seated herself at the piano-forte, and
accompanied the voice with such good
judgement that the singer was delight
ed
Il wishI could carry you about with
me. my dear" she said. But do you
not sIngP You surely must"
"A little"
Urged by all around. Miss scamper.